Support something that doesn't pay for itself? Sure, as long as the socialist government does it.Complain when the socialist government won't pay to support something that isn't self supporting? Sure. Because it benefits us.

Muta:Isn't the airport infrastructure maintenance fee built into fee the airline pays the airport so it is already sorta kinda in the ticket?

Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

TFerWannaBe:Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

Where in the Constitution does it say that their airport business is guaranteed a certain level of profit? Simple solution, allow maintenance to cut into profits.

Muta:TFerWannaBe: Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

Where in the Constitution does it say that their airport business is guaranteed a certain level of profit? Simple solution, allow maintenance to cut into profits.

Is there a chance that you're confusing the Airlines, a profit driven entity, with the airports themselves?

Muta:TFerWannaBe: Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

Where in the Constitution does it say that their airport business is guaranteed a certain level of profit? Simple solution, allow maintenance to cut into profits.

Do you believe that major metropolitan areas should be without airports?

Muta:TFerWannaBe: Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

Where in the Constitution does it say that their airport business is guaranteed a certain level of profit? Simple solution, allow maintenance to cut into profits.

dionysusaur:Muta: TFerWannaBe: Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

Where in the Constitution does it say that their airport business is guaranteed a certain level of profit? Simple solution, allow maintenance to cut into profits.

Your plan would rapidly degrade the runways to gravel cart paths.

Where in the Constitution does is say their runways must be better than gravel cart paths?

If that is the case then shouldn't the airport change the airlines more to properly maintain the runways?

Where do you think the airlines will get that money from? Maybe passengers?

Because only passengers benefit from the airport? They don't do things like spend money in places they travel to, and open up all kinds of new economic opportunities that would be lost if there were no airport?

Should people who don't own cars be exempt from all taxation related to roads?

Should people who don't currently have kids in school be exempt from all property tax that goes to the educational system?

Lost Thought 00:Muta: TFerWannaBe: Maintenance is subsidized by federal grants; it keeps the ticket prices low(er), the airport open during off-season, and encourages the airport to upgrade security and safety because they aren't cutting into profits to do so.

Where in the Constitution does it say that their airport business is guaranteed a certain level of profit? Simple solution, allow maintenance to cut into profits.

Do you believe that major metropolitan areas should be without airports?

You know what would fix the problem almost overnight? Start taxing the fees for the 'unbundled' services that used to be part of the ticket price. See, when the airline charges you $25 to check a bag, they don't pay the 7.5% tax on that $25. If they just raised the ticket price and let everyone check a bag, they'd have to pay that.

The airlines saying they were adding bag fees to give customers that didn't want to pay it a choice was just marketing. It is a tax dodge, pure and simple, and those taxes are what funded the AIP.